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The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson the Third Volume January 1798 to August 1799 www.e-rara.ch The dispatches and letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson The third volume January 1798 to August 1799 Nelson, Horatio London, MDCCCXLV. [1845] ETH-Bibliothek Zürich Shelf Mark: Rar 36435: 3 Persistent Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.3931/e-rara-79827 Inhaltsverzeichnis www.e-rara.ch Die Plattform e-rara.ch macht die in Schweizer Bibliotheken vorhandenen Drucke online verfügbar. Das Spektrum reicht von Büchern über Karten bis zu illustrierten Materialien – von den Anfängen des Buchdrucks bis ins 20. Jahrhundert. e-rara.ch provides online access to rare books available in Swiss libraries. The holdings extend from books and maps to illustrated material – from the beginnings of printing to the 20th century. e-rara.ch met en ligne des reproductions numériques d’imprimés conservés dans les bibliothèques de Suisse. 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Son statut juridique et ses conditions d'utilisation sont précisés dans sa notice détaillée. Pour de plus amples informations, voir [Link] Condizioni di utilizzo Questo documento può essere scaricato gratuitamente. Il tipo di licenza e le condizioni di utilizzo sono indicate nella notizia bibliografica del singolo documento. Per ulteriori informazioni vedi anche [Link] CONTENTS. LETTERS. 1798. FACE To William Suckling, Esq. Bath, 3rd January 1 To Captain Albemarle Bertie . Bath, 4th January 1 To William Marsden, Esq., Admiralty . Bath, 7th January 2 To the Earl of St. Vincent . Bath , 10th January 3 To the Rev. Mr. Weatherhead . Bath, 27th January 3 To Thomas Lloyd, Esq. Bath, 29th January 4 To Lady Collier . March 5 To Mrs. Collingwood . Bond Street, 12th March 6 To the Reverend Edmund Nelson, . London, 14th March 6 Memorandum . 27th March 6 To Evan Nepean, Esq., Admiralty ; Vanguard, Spithead, 29th March 7 To the Reverend Mr. Nelson, Portsmouth, . 31st March 7 To Lady Collier . Vanguard, St. Helen’s, 8th April 8 To John Locker, Esq. St. Helen’s, 8th April 8 To William Suckling, Esq. St. Helen’s, 9th April 9 To Evan Nepean, Esq., . Vanguard , Lisbon, 23rd April 9 To Lady Nelson . Lisbon, 24th April 9 To II . R. H. the Duke of Clarence . 24th April 10 To Lady Nelson . Lisbon, 1st May 11 To Lady Nelson . Gibraltar, 4th May 12 To the Earl of St. Vincent . 6th May 13 To the Captains of His Majesty’s Ships Orion, Alexander, and Vanguard . Gibraltar Bay, 7th May 13 To Captain Luke, II .M. Ship Caroline, and CaptainR .G. Middleton, II . M. Ship Flora . Vanguard, Gibraltar Bay, 7th May 14 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent . 8th May 15 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent Vanguard, off Cape Sicie, 17th May 15 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent . 18th May 16 XVI CONTENTS. 1798, continued. PACK To Lady Nelson . Island of St. Peter’s, in Sardinia, 24th May 17 To Admiral the Earl of St.Vincent Island of St. Peter’s, in Sardinia, 24th May 20 To his Excellency the Vice-Roy of Sardinia At anchor off the Island of St. Peter, 26th May 21 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent . Vanguard, at Sea, 28th May 22 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent . 31st May 23 Order of Battle and Sailing . Vanguard, at Sea, 7th June 23 To Captain T. B. Thompson . Vanguard, at Sea, 8th June 23 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent . 11th June 27 To his Excellency Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard, off Elba, 12th June 28 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent . 12th June 29 To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard, off Civitk Vecchia, 14th June 30 To Earl Spencer . Off the Island of Ponza, 15th June 31 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent Off the Islands of Ponza, 15th June 32 To Admiral the Earl of St- Vincent , Vanguard, off Naples, 17th June 32 To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard , Naples Bay, 17th June 32 To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton Vanguard, at Sea, 18th June 33 To the Most Illustrious the Grand Master of Malta Vanguard, off Messina, 20th June 34 To his Excellency the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Off the Faro of Messina, 20th June 34 To George Baldwin, Esq., Consul at Alexandria . 24th June 36 To George Baldwin, Esq., Consul at Alexandria Vanguard, at Sea, 26th June 37 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. Vanguard, at Sea, 29th June 38 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. Vanguard, West of Candia, 12th July 41 To his Excellency Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard, Syracuse, 20th July 42 To Lady Nelson . Syracuse, 20th July 44 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. Vanguard, Syracuse, 20th July 45 To the Commanders of any of His Majesty’s Ships Vanguard, Syracuse, 22nd July 46 To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard, Syracuse, 22nd July 47 To Sir William and Lady Hamilton . • • 22nd July 47 CONTENTS. xvu 1798, continued. FADE To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard, Syracuse, 23rd July 47 Rattle of the Nile. 48 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.H., Commander in Chief Vanguard, oft' the Mouth of the Nile, 3rd August 56 Line of Battle. 57 French line of Battle. 58 A Return of the Killed and Wounded in His Majesty's Ships, under the Command of Sir Horatio Nelson, K.B., in Action with the French off"the mouth of the Nile . 1st August 59 Memorandum . Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, 2nd August 61 To the Captains of the Ships of the Squadron Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, 2nd August 61 To Lieutenant Robert Cuthbert . 2nd August 61 Remarks on the Battle of the Nile. 62 To Captain Edward Berry Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, 2nd August 91 To the Captains of His Majesty’s Ships off the Nile Vanguard, 3rd August 92 To the Captains of any Frigates Captain Berry may meet with, * Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, 5th August 92 To Evan Nepean, Esq., Admiralty . Vanguard, 7th August 92 To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard, Mouth of the Nile, 8th August 93 To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London Vanguard, Mouth of the Nile, 9th August 95 To his Excellency the Governor of Bombay Vanguard, Mouth of the Nile, 9th August 95 To Lieutenant Duval . Mouth of the Nile, 9th August 97 To Lieutenant Duval . Mouth of the Nile, 9th August 97 To his Majesty’s Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and, in their absence, Mer¬ chants, at Alexandretta, and one of the above at Aleppo Mouth of the Nile, 9th August 98 To Earl Spencer . Mouth of the Nile, 9th August 98 To the Right Honourable Henry Dundas Mouth of the Nile, 9th August 99 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. 10th August 100 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. Mouth of the Nile, 10th August 101 To Captain Sir James Saumarez, of II .M. Ship Orion Mouth of the Nile, 12th August 101 To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. 12 th August 101 To Captain Miller, II .M. Ship Theseus Sunday Morning, 12th August 102 To Lieutenant William Iloste . Vanguard , 13th August 102 VOL. III . b xviii CONTENTS. 1798, continued. PAOS To the Honourable Captain Capel. Mouth of the Nile, 13th August 103 To Captain Sir James Saumarez, H.M. Ship Orion . 15th August 103 To Captain Hood, H.M. Ship Zealous . 15th August 104 To Evan Nepean, Esq., Admiralty- Vanguard, Mouth of the Nile, 10th August 105 To Captain Hood, Zealous . ■: Vanguard, 17th August 106 Memorandum for Captain Hood, H .M. Ship Zealous Vanguard, 18th August 106 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. 19th and 26th of August 107 To the Right Honourable William Wyndham, Minister at Florence Vanguard, 21st August 108 To Francis J . Jackson, Esq., His Majesty’s Minister at the Ottoman Porte . Vanguard, off the Isle of Rhodes, 27th August 109 To the Right Honourable Lord Minto Vanguard, off Rhodes, 29th August 110 To Admiral the Earl of St. Vincent, K.B. Off Candia, IstSeptember 113 To Captain Sir James Saumarez . Vanguard, 1st September 114 To Earl Spencer . Vanguard, 7th September 114 To the Captains of such of Ilis Majesty’s Ships as may be in search of me . Vanguard, 7th September 116 To the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, K.B. Vanguard, 7th September 116 To Captain Hood . Vanguard, at Sea, 8th September 117 To his Excellency the Marquis de Niza Vanguard, at Sea, 8th September 118 To Admiral the Earl o"f St. Vincent, K.B. Vanguard, 9th September 119 To Captain Hood Off Stromboli, 13th September 120 To his Excellency Sir William Hamilton, K.B. 13th September 120 To his Excellency the Marquis de Niza Vanguard, at Sea, 13th September 121 To Captain Hood .
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